A deeper shade of Democratic blue

For all its Democratic leanings, New Jersey isn’t among the 10 most Democratic states in the nation, says a report issued this week by the Gallup Poll.

Gallup issued a report summarizing its findings, state by state, regarding voters’ self-identified party affiliation from the more than 350,000 interviews it did in its daily-tracking polls during the 2008 presidential election. Independents who lean to one party were added to the percentage who identify with that party.

The most Democratic state is Rhode Island, where there’s a 37 percentage point gap between the 60.4% of people who identified with the Democrats and 23.8% who identified with Republicans. Also bluer than New Jersey were Massachusetts, Hawaii, Vermont, New York, Connecticut, Maryland, Illinois and Delaware. (Three of the four most Democratic states have GOP governors currently, however.)

New Jersey’s totals: 53.2% Democrat, 34.1% Republican, a gap of 19 points. Based off 10,138 interviews.

New Jersey is still deemed as ‘solid Democratic’ — as are 28 other states and Washington, D.C. (which is crazy-blue, to the tune of a 75% ID gap.) Democratic identification has been rising for about four years. Republicans were left with voter identification edges in just seven states — Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, Alaska, Nebraska, Kansas and Alabama — though John McCain also won 13 states where Democrats outnumbered Republicans, plus the two were party ID was tied.

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Michael Symons has covered seven governors while working in Gannett's Statehouse Bureau -- a stint which actually only stretches back to 2000, but the door revolves quickly in New Jersey politics. He's co-author of the biography "Chris Christie: The Inside Story of His Rise to Power."

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During the past month, Gov. Chris Christie has been to several states for fundraisers and he is now in Mexico on a trade mission. Do you approve of all these travels?

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Bob JordanBob Jordan has covered state, county and muncipal governments for the past 10 years. He has also covered the gaming industry and has been a sports team beat writer for NHL, NBA and major league baseball teams.E-mail Bob

John SchoonejongenJohn Schoonejongen is state editor for Gannett New Jersey newspapers. He has reported and edited at New Jersey newspapers from Salem County to Passaic County, writing about everything from state politics to lost pigs on the Delaware Memorial Bridge. Born in Camden County, he still speaks with a southern New Jersey accent, much to his wife's annoyance.E-mail John

Michael SymonsMichael Symons has covered seven governors while working in Gannett's Statehouse Bureau -- a stint which actually only stretches back to 2000, but the door revolves quickly in New Jersey politics. He's co-author of the biography "Chris Christie: The Inside Story of His Rise to Power."E-mail Michael